Unit 38

priests

9 occurrences in 9 verses

Mosiah 11:4, 5, 7, 11, 14, 19,

Mosiah 12:17, 25,

Mosiah 13:1

Mosiah 11:4

And all this did he take to support himself, and his wives and his concubines;

and also his priests, and their wives and their concubines;

thus he had changed the affairs of the kingdom.

Mosiah 11:5

For he put down all the priests that had been consecrated by his father,

and consecrated new ones in their stead,

such as were lifted up in the pride of their hearts.

Mosiah 11:7

Yea, and they also became idolatrous,

because they were deceived

by the vain and flattering words of the king and priests;

for they did speak flattering things unto them.

Mosiah 11:11

And the seats which were set apart for the high priests,

which were above all the other seats,

he did ornament with pure gold;

and he caused a breastwork to be built before them,

that they might rest their bodies and their arms upon

while they should speak lying and vain words to his people.

Mosiah 11:14

And it came to pass that he placed his heart upon his riches,

and he spent his time in riotous living with his wives and his concubines;

and so did also his priests spend their time with harlots.

Mosiah 11:19

And now, because of this great victory

they were lifted up in the pride of their hearts;

they did boast in their own strength,

saying that their fifty could stand against thousands of the Lamanites;

and thus they did boast, and did delight

in blood, and the shedding of the blood of their brethren,

and this because of the wickedness of their king and priests.

Mosiah 12:17

And it came to pass that king Noah caused

that Abinadi should be cast into prison;

and he commanded that the priests should gather themselves together

that he might hold a council with them what he should do with him.

Mosiah 12:25

And now Abinadi said unto them:

Are you priests, and pretend to teach this people,

and to understand the spirit of prophesying,

and yet desire to know of me what these things mean?

Mosiah 13:1

And now when the king had heard these words,

he said unto his priests:

Away with this fellow, and slay him;

for what have we to do with him,

for he is mad.